Live scoreboard: Detroit Tigers host Chicago White Sox on Opening Day

DETROIT – Baseball season is officially underway, and the Detroit Tigers are hosting the Chicago White Sox for Opening Day at Comerica Park.

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First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. Friday (April 8). Eduardo Rodriguez will make his Tigers debut on the mound, opposing White Sox ace Lucas Giolito.

You can follow along live with the Opening Day score below.

The White Sox are heavy favorites to repeat as American League Central champs, while the Tigers are hoping to at least compete for one of the (now three) AL wildcard spots.

Most national experts don’t expect Detroit to surpass a mid-70s win total, but fresh off a 77-85 season and an offseason of vast improvement, this team has its goals set much higher.

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